BLURRY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

blurry

adjective

ˈblər-ē

Definition of blurry

as in vague

not seen or understood clearly a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph

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Recent Examples of blurry Sometime later, this was doctored to include a blurry shoe in his hand (keep in mind this was back when Photoshop was an actual photo shop). — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026 Propped up against them were colorful large-scale oil paintings of orbs floating against blurry color fields. — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The line was very blurry, where the two of them started and ended [as characters]. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Since production has never been transparent about exactly what went down during her surgery, Kari has only her blurry memory combined with the accounts of cameramen who were in the operating room documenting it — until they were removed. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blurry

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Okay, Noah is somehow a Manhunter, though how this came to be is left vague and almost intangible for much of the episode.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
The law includes an exception for when a pregnant person’s life is in danger, but physicians and lawyers have said the language is vague and could be interpreted differently by different doctors and hospitals.

— Ciara McCarthy October 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of vague

Adjective

And according to Nanayakkara, this in turn raises the possibility that even older (and fainter) FRBs have passed by Earth unnoticed.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Its exceptional transparency can reveal faint stars near the threshold of naked-eye visibility.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of faint

Adjective

But the numbers that could give clarity on disabled kids in foster care are harder to come by — partly because of the sometimes hazy definitions of disability but also because of the failure of child welfare providers to even count them.

— Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
As the show became a cultural juggernaut, some criticized its vigilante justice and the hazy line between law enforcement and journalism.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of hazy

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